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Love of Kafka unites artists in show marking 30th anniversary of Velvet Revolution
An exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution has just got underway at Prague’s Municipal House. Called Nezlomní, or The Steadfast, it showcases the…
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Gene Deitch, Part 2: On Pete Seeger, US Communists in Czechoslovakia and Prague’s transformation
Animator Gene Deitch settled in Prague almost 60 years ago and directed Tom and Jerry and Popeye cartoons behind the Iron Curtain for the US market. The small number of…
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Gene Deitch, Part 1: The Oscar-winning US animator who made Tom and Jerry cartoons in communist…
Gene Deitch, who turns 95 next month, is by some distance the US citizen longest resident in Prague. Deitch had run a successful animation studio in New York prior to the…
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“People nowadays often don’t know what they are actually listening to”, says guitarist and Bohemia…
One of the most accomplished Czech Jazz guitarists, Rudy Linka, first gained fame abroad after moving to Sweden in 1980 and later learning from jazz titans such as John…
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Czech guitar makers hope to expand business in US by setting up branch in Nashville
The Czech guitar manufacturer Furch Guitars has been growing steadily since the Velvet Revolution and its instruments are played by many famous musicians. Now the company…
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Karlovy Vary climaxes with top prize for The Father, honour for Patricia Clarkson
The 54th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival culminated at the weekend, with the Grand Prix going to Bulgarian film The Father. Meanwhile, actress…
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Leoš Janáček – a classical music composer with a distinctly Czech style
July 3rd marked 160 years since the birth of Leoš Janáček - a classical music composer with a distinctly Czech style. To mark the anniversary Radio Prague is offering…
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Martin Neudörfl on codifying Sark Norman, saving Šumava Bavarian, and reviving Český Krumlov’s…
Linguist and budding historian Martin Neudörfl is on a mission to codify and save two languages from extinction: Sercquiais, a Norman dialect from the Channel Island of…
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Czechs, Germans hope to win UNESCO listing for Krušné hory–Erzgebirge mining sites
A Czech delegation is headed to Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday to lobby for including parts of the Krušnohoří mining region on the UNESCO World Heritage Site listing. It has…
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Karlovy Vary – "The perfect place to present films by upcoming filmmakers from the region"
For over a decade and a half, the Karlovy Vary film festival has been bringing works from the former communist bloc to broader international attention with its flagship…
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Best served old: Victims seek revenge for communist-era crimes in new Czech film
One of the most discussed Czech films at the Karlovy Vary festival is Old-Timers (Staříci) by Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník. It’s based on a real story from the late…
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Moore and Affleck bring star power to opening weekend of Karlovy Vary
The stars have been out at the Karlovy Vary film festival. Hollywood actress Julianne Moore received the cinema showcase’s lifetime achievement award, while actor Casey…
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